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Objective

Lack of innovation management capacity is recognised as an important barrier to creating economic impact (competitiveness, growth and jobs) from innovation activities in SMEs.

Consulting services in that area are not available to SMEs in many European regions as a result of lack of offer, unaffordable market prices or poor quality.

To address this, this action shall provide specialized consulting services addressing innovation management capacity to SMEs which possess significant innovation activities. Beneficiaries of the SME instrument shall as well receive support to enhance their innovation managementcapacity through this action.